Bunge (Australia) Pty Ltd

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Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsExportersFlour millersHistoryIn 1923, a decision was made by the international firm, Bunge (originally a Dutch import merchant) to establish an Australian Head Office in Melbourne. It became one of Australia's largest exporters of wheat and flour. At the outbreak of World War Two, the Federal Government established the Australian Wheat Board and Bunge Ltd. (Australia) lost its role of marketing wheat from farmer to consumer. After the war, the company began to purchase flour mills and as the Australian exportation of wheat declined, Bunge Ltd. invested in the bakery business. In 1972, it obtained controlling interest of Herbert Adams Holdings Ltd.

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Bunge (Australia) Pty Ltd